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The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

85 reviews

lindseyhall44's review

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I really enjoyed The Atlas Six and am dying to get my hands on the next installment. I think for me, the part I most appreciated was how this novel explored the inequalities and corruption inside academia, through the lens of characters experiencing it in completely different ways.
I will say, this might not be for readers who favor plot heavy novels. It is engaging, but focuses primarily on character development and psychological ponderings, with a majority of the higher stakes occurring during the last 15% of the book.
Nevertheless, I am excited to see how the series progresses:)

Also can we talk about Libby, Reina, and Parisa, because the women of the atlas six carried the story on their backs.  Libby especially, I am a sucker for characters I related to (she is 100% the archer by Taylor Swift personified). I also have a soft spot for Gideon, and hope that he gets more page time in the Atlas Paradox.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Gun violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I thought this book was good. I found it a bit slow and dense at times making it a bit difficult to get through.

I didn’t find the plot twist super surprising but I like the way it was explained. I found Libby to oftentimes be annoying and I wasn’t a huge fan of Tristan’s audiobook narrator. I liked Nico and Parisa’s characterizations. I also liked the rivalry between Nico and Libby. 

All in all it was a bit confusing at times but I was able to catch up and get on the same page. Not a bad book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, and Gun violence

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

setsailforthestars's review

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was alright. I do love the quote I read in a tumblr post about them that said something along the lines of “the atlas six are whatever the opposite of a found family is” which is so right. I did enjoy the messiness but the plot was bogged down by the vague descriptions of whatever they were actually doing that whole year. Truly I do not know other than having weird sexual situationships with each other. The Ezra payoff also wasn’t that satisfying. But overall a decent and enjoyable read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Alcoholism, and Classism

anaisdai30's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Bullying, Death, Abandonment, Violence, and Murder

cecinamo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Great read! The story was so intricately written, with loads of mysteries and interesting subplots. All the characters were so unique and facetted. They were so well written! The magic was a little confusing sometimes, I think I only understood towards the end of the book what ‘wards’ were. Sometimes the book also dragged a bit, but I didn’t mind that. I definitely look forward to the next book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Blood, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Addiction, Abandonment, and Terminal illness

I really loved Nicos and Libbys relationship, it was so funny xD. (I hope it goes the enemies to friends route) Secondly quick appreciation for all the women in the book 💗 (Except Eilif, leave Gideon alone ò-ó, he just wants to be happy with Nico.) Libby was amazing! Parisa too, she was epic!!! I also loved Reina, I just wish she had more chapters ;-;. Her povs were always so interesting. It was always just so cool to read about what was going on in their minds, because the are so insanely smart. >u< (Also Parisas povs could tell us what other people were thinking too xD)

danaegg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcohol and Emotional abuse

caseymac's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, and Confinement

ell_n's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Blood

Moderate: Murder

inthearchive's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Murder, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Suicide

fronk10's review

challenging dark informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An excellent book focusing on characters who are all horrible in their own way but you can’t help but love! The dark academia vibes are spot on and it has all the classic secrets and twists, but the characters are definitely where this book shines. Intrigued the read the second one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt